Solar Impulse Flies
The Solar Impulse venture on April 7 completed the formal first flight of the solar-powered HB-SIA in preparation for a 36-hr. through-the-night flight this summer. The 87-min. flight took place at the Payerne air base in Switzerland, with the aircraft reaching close to 4,000 ft. in altitude.
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